Enhancing Uptake of Needle and Syringe Programs in Canadian Federal Prisons
Recruiting · NCT07122219 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
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What this trial is about
This study is focused on improving the implementation of Prison Needle Exchange Programs (PNEPs) in Canadian federal prisons, with the goal of increasing the uptake of these programs among people who inject drugs in prison. The study is being conducted in nine federal prisons, including five women's prisons, where a higher proportion of incarcerated individuals report a history of injection drug use. This study aims to improve PNEP adoption and sustainability by identifying barriers and facilitators and implementing evidence-based strategies to enhance program engagement.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- All people incarcerated at a study site during the intervention period
Exclusion criteria
- \- None (site level intervention)
Where it is running
9 locations listed.
- Edmonton Institution for Women - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Fraser Valley Institution for Women - Abbotsford British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
- Mission Institution - Mission, British Columbia, Canada
- Dorchester Medium - Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada
- Atlantic Institution - Smiths Crossing, New Brunswick, Canada
- Nova Institution for Women - Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Joyceville Institution - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Grand Valley Institution for Women - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Joliette Institution for Women - Joliette, Quebec, Canada